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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Homophones 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Derived terms 1.5.2 Translations 1.6 Verb 1.6.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

[ English

[ Etymology

From Old French coigne "wedge, cornerstone, die for stamping," from Latin cuneus "wedge." English quoin means "cornerstone."

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔɪn/
• SAMPA: /kOIn/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[ Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔɪn

[ Homophones

• quoin

[ Noun

Singular coin

Plural coins

coin (plural coins)

1. (currency) A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
   • 1883: Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     ...the coins were of all countries and sizes - doubloons, and louis d'ors, and guineas, and pieces of eight...

2. A token used in a special establishment like a casino (also called a chip).
3. One of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit.

[ Derived terms

• coinage

[ Translations

(currency) A piece of currency

Albanian: monedha Aragonese: moneda f. Bosnian: novčić m. Catalan: moneda f. Chinese: 硬币 Czech: mince f. Danish: mønt m. Dutch: munt m., muntstuk n., geldstuk n. Esperanto: monero Finnish: kolikko French: monnaie f., pièce f. German: Münze f., Geldstück n. Greek: νόμισμα [ˈno̞miˌzma] n., κέρμα [ˈce̞rma] n. (^) Hebrew: מטבע (mat'be'a) m. Icelandic: mynt f. Indonesian: keping, kepingan, koin Interlingua: moneta Italian: moneta f. Japanese: 硬貨 (こうか, kōka), コイン (koin)

Korean: 동전 [銅錢] (dongjeon) Latin: moneta f. Lithuanian: moneta f. Maltese: munita f. Norwegian: mynt m. Persian: سکه (sekkeh) Polish: moneta, bilon Portuguese: moeda f. Romanian: monedă f. Russian: монета (mon'éta) f. Serbian: Cyrillic: новчић m. Roman: novčić m. Slovenian: kovanec m. Spanish: moneda f. Swedish: mynt Taiwanese: gîn-kak-á Telugu: నాణెము (naaNemu) West Frisian: munt

A token used in a special establishment like a casino

German: Chip m. Lithuanian: žetonas m.

Russian: фишка (fíška) f. Swedish: pollett c.

One of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit

[ Verb

Infinitive to coin

Third person singular coins

Simple past coined

Past participle coined

Present participle coining

to coin (third-person singular simple present coins, present participle coining, simple past and past participle coined)

1. to create coins.
2. to make up or invent, and establish

   Over the last century the advance in science has led to many new words being coined.

[ Translations

to create coins

Dutch: munten, aanmunten, munt slaan French: frapper une monnaie German: prägen Greek: νομισματοκοπώ [no̞mizmaˌto̞ko̞ˈpo̞], νομισματοποιώ no̞mizmaˌto̞piˈo̞, κερματίζω [ˌce̞rmaˈtizo̞] (means also "to cut" and "to shatter") Icelandic: slá mynt

Italian: coniare Kurdish: پاره‌لێدان Polish: bić / wytwarzać monety Portuguese: cunhar Spanish: acuñar Swedish: prägla

to make up or invent, and establish

Dutch: verzinnen, smeden French: inventer German: prägen Icelandic: búa til Italian: coniare

Polish: wymyślić, ukuć (wyrażenie, powiedzenie) Portuguese: cunhar Spanish: acuñar Swedish: mynta

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[ French

[ Etymology

Latin cuneus (“‘wedge’”).

[ Pronunciation

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• IPA: /kwɛ̃/

[ Noun

coin m. (plural coins)

1. wedge, cornerpiece
2. corner

   L'église fait le coin. The church is just on the corner.

3. area, part

   « Je suis le seul robot dans ce coin. » "I am thee only robot around here."